PC makers HP, Lenovo and Dell’s green efforts have environmental activist group Greenpeace seeing red.
In its latest report, Greenpeace has slammed the three companies for backtracking on their commitment to eliminate vinyl plastic (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), regarded as toxins, from their products by the end of the year.
Apple and Acer are the
only ones sticking to their promise to phase out these substances, said Greenpeace in its latest ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’. With the
exception of achieving certified PVC-free power cords, Apple had already eliminated the other toxins by the end of 2008, said the group.
“If Apple can find the solutions, there should be no
reason why the other leading PC companies can not,” said Casey Harrell,
Greenpeace International toxics campaigner in a statement. “All of them should have at least
one toxic-free line of products on the market by the end of this year.”
While HP and Dell have yet to set a new deadline for completely eliminating the toxins from all of their products, Lenovo has
delayed its deadline to the end of 2010, said Greenpeace.
Overall Nokia and Samsung rated the highest on the agency’s score card, while Nintendo came in last.
Photo: Greenpeace
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